Yahsat and Thuraya, both UAE-based providers of multi-purpose satellite solutions have teamed up to exhibit together for the first time at a major industry event. The two companies are co-exhibiting at Satellite 2015, the annual international exhibition of satellite technology taking place in Washington, D.C. In addition to a CEO keynote speech, members of both […]
Yahsat and Thuraya, both UAE-based providers of multi-purpose satellite solutions have teamed up to exhibit together for the first time at a major industry event. The two companies are co-exhibiting at Satellite 2015, the annual international exhibition of satellite technology taking place in Washington, D.C.
In addition to a CEO keynote speech, members of both Yahsat and Thurayas senior management teams will be representing their companies at conference round tables and panels. The two companies will also be connecting with Emirati university students studying in the United States through a reception being co-hosted by the UAE Embassy in Washington, D.C., in their bid to encourage and develop Emirati talent into the satellite industry.
Commenting on the partnership, Masood M. Sharif Mahmood, CEO, Yahsat said, As flagship Emirati organisations, we are proud to be showing the world how far and how quickly the UAE has come in a key industry of the future. We are the regions first satellite broadband service provider, bringing world class satellite connectivity to remote corners of the world and the progress we are making mirrors the global commercial success being achieved by other UAE businesses. The UAE also has an ambitious and expanding space program and through participation in events like Satellite 2015, we are successfully raising awareness of these efforts.
Samer Halawi, Chief Executive Officer at Thuraya, said: We are delighted to be showcasing the best of the UAEs expanding satellite industry together with Yahsat at the Satellite show this year. Thuraya was the first satellite operator to be founded in the UAE and since then the UAE has witnessed not only the addition of two homegrown satellite operators, Yahsat and Dubai-Sat, but also the UAE Space Agency. We are proud to support the UAEs mission to be a center for space and satellite excellence. We look forward to welcoming visitors to our stand this week to share our latest mobile satellite innovations for land and maritime communications.
Mahmood added: I must pay tribute to our partners Thuraya. We have enjoyed a fruitful and successful partnership over several years, and our respective ambitions and aspirations complement each other perfectly.
